Luxury apartments, boutique hotel share perks at Aertson Midtown

New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show the Nashville metro statistical area added 36,337 people during the one-year stretch that ended July 1, 2016, meaning the region grew by an average of 100 people a day over those 12 months.

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When they arrive home at the Aertson Midtown apartments after a busy day and don’t feel like cooking or going out, Lori and Chip Conk have an option most Nashvillians can only imagine. They have a chef-prepared meal delivered to their door from a restaurant in the hotel that shares their building.

“At the end of the day when you’re tired, these amenities are an alternative,” said Lori Conk.

All residences in the Aertson Midtown have a balcony or a Juliet terrace. Kitchens feature granite ...more

All residences in the Aertson Midtown have a balcony or a Juliet terrace. Kitchens feature granite counter tops and stainless appliances.

Aertson Midtown is thought to be the first building in Nashville that includes apartments and a hotel. The 17-story building, which opened in the Midtown neighborhood last spring at 2021 Broadway, combines its 350 luxury apartments with a 180-room Kimpton boutique hotel. Monthly rents in Aertson range from $1,517 to $7,354.

The apartments are separate from the hotel, but residents have access to some hotel services. In addition to ordering room service from Henley, the Kimpton’s signature restaurant, they enjoy bar and towel service provided by the hotel on the eighth-floor pool deck shared by the apartments and the hotel.

Residents and hotel guests can borrow a bicycle and explore the surrounding neighborhood, which includes the Vanderbilt University campus, Hillsboro Village, Music Row and, a few blocks away, Ascend Amphitheater, the Country Music Hall of Fame, Bridgestone Arena, Music City Center convention center and other downtown attractions.

Poolside bar service is “not something a residential apartment building can usually offer,” says Scott Travis, senior vice president of Indianapolis-based Buckingham Companies, Aertson’s developer.

Peter Bream, a Vanderbilt associate professor of radiology and medicine, enjoys room service from Henley and Caviar and Bananas, and he’s met hotel guests while enjoying sunny days poolside.

He also likes the shorter commute since moving to Aertson from a single family home in suburban West Meade last September. His office is a short walk away.

“Ten minutes, door to door, the same distance I used to walk from my parking space,” said Bream.

“I love it. I walk everywhere now. The only time I drive is to go to the grocery store,” said Bream.

The Conks moved to Tennessee from California four years ago. Empty nesters, the couple lived in Belle Meade before moving to Aertson in August.

“We decided it might be time to try urban living. We love the convenience and energy,” said Lori Conk.

“The other great thing is the view,” she said. Their apartment overlooks downtown.

“The sunrise is beautiful,” she said.

The couple’s three small dogs are adapting “very well” to life in an apartment with about 1,450 square feet of living space. They can walk on leashes or run free in a gated area off the garage carpeted with artificial turf. Since the area is covered, the dogs don’t get wet when it rains.

Aertson residents can enjoy a club room furnished with a Frothy Monkey coffee machine and comfortable chairs. Monthly cooking classes are being scheduled, said Travis.

They can sample the Aertson’s collection of vinyl records while sitting in domed listening booths that contain the sound. One recent afternoon the room was occupied by a few residents who appeared to be Vanderbilt students reading textbooks.

Residents can listen to vinyl records in music booths capped with domes that contain the sound.

Residents can listen to vinyl records in music booths capped with domes that contain the sound.

Courtesy of Buckingham Companies

Two fitness centers are located on the eighth and ninth floors. Residents can experience on-demand video yoga and exercise classes.

“You touch the screen and feel like your instructor is there with you,” said Travis.

A rooftop garden and terrace offers extensive views of the city, and a lighted 50-foot beacon makes the building a landmark visible from miles around.

Every apartment has either a balcony or a Juliet terrace with a sliding door that opens to the outside. In some residences, doors are painted with chalkboard paint in case you want to make a note. Kitchens have granite countertops and stainless appliances. Full-size washers and dryers are provided.

The residences “work well for a graduate student (to) an empty nester,” said Travis.